A few minutes ago, General Thunder and Lightning had already raised her long sword. Perhaps in a few seconds, she would slash at the mist without hesitation - and Ningzhe and his party who were between the mist and the castle tower.

Until she felt that extremely familiar scent...

That brilliant and beautiful thunder light seemed to flash across the sky for a brief moment...

As a meteor streaked across the sky, General Thunder put down his long sword, withdrew all the power he had brewed before, and looked at the figure gathered under the golden formation.

That white-haired Liyue boy...or rather, it was the purple accessory that the white-haired boy wore around his waist.

That breath felt so familiar to her...

It's just... just [her] last bit of consciousness, wasn't it sealed by herself at the foot of Yingxiang Mountain?

What the hell is going on...

Shadow's will forcibly took over the control of [Thunder and Lightning General], but she did not leave the castle tower immediately, but waited quietly in the hall.

She understood that the white-haired boy would come looking for her.

——Just like the two "colleagues" who came to Inazuma said, this boy... will give her a try on another path.

That extremely familiar force...is it his promise?

...

At the same time, in a small island far away from Narukami Island.

The island is not that big. Apart from the beach and some trees, there is only one pavilion on the entire island that is large enough to provide rest.

And it was in this pavilion that several important figures were sitting.

The table placed in the middle of the pavilion is round. There are several people sitting next to this table. One has a pot of tea in front of him, another has a jar of good wine in front of him, and another has a pot of tea in front of him.

A light colored drink.

Although three different things were placed, there were only two people sitting in the pavilion.

One is the famous guest Qing Zhongli of the Hall of Rebirth, and the other is Wendy, the best bard in Mondstadt.

At this moment, Wendy was playing with the harp in her hand. After several days of debugging, the pitch of the harp seemed to have finally met what Wendy wanted, and a soft and gentle sound came from it.

"..."

Zhongli closed his eyes gently and shook the tea cup in his hand slightly, seeming to enjoy everything around him.

The location of this island is very advantageous. It is neither too far away from Narukami Island nor too close. It allows them to clearly see the spread of the fog on the horizon without being noticed by the "things" in the fog.

After a while, as the last note fell, Wendy stopped playing with the strings, and Zhongli opened his eyes at the same time.

"Is this your new song...it's good, it incorporates a lot of elements from Ningzhe's works, right?"

Zhong Li took a sip of tea and then spoke.

"Not bad. It incorporates his work "Interstellar", which is a very good imagination, and it also brought me some good inspiration."

Wendy wiped the strings and responded to Zhongli's words. Then she looked at the unoccupied drink and said thoughtfully: "That old guy Clemons is always very punctual...

.Since he didn’t intervene in Ningzhe’s fight against the fog, why hasn’t he shown up yet?”

"..."

Upon hearing Wendy's words, Zhongli just looked at him meaningfully, then shook his head and said nothing.

Yes, in their perception, Clemons did not take action, even at the most critical moment... No, it is not so much that he did not take action, it is better to say that he did not even have the slightest breath.

None were leaked.

In this way, the reason is actually easy to guess.

Either there is something in the mist that makes him extremely worried, or he knows that there is another existence in Ningzhe's body that can change the situation...

Judging from the current situation, both scenarios are possible, and may even be correct.

"The thunder element that appeared at the end of the alchemy formation... is not the power of the Eye of God. Rather than borrowing the elemental power gathered by external forces, it is better to say that it is harnessing the elemental power itself."

Seeing that Mr. Zhong had no intention of speaking, Wendy glared at him angrily, and then said helplessly: "So... Baal is also staying in Ningzhe's spiritual space, right?"

"...Of course."

Zhongli was silent for a while, and finally nodded.

"That's really a big deal..."

After receiving Zhongli's approval, Wendy also smacked her mouth with emotion, then took the wine in front of her in her hand and took a comfortable sip.

This time, their business with Rice Wife has almost been completed, and they can return to Mondstadt comfortably and be his bards in peace and contentment.

Generous...

After hearing Wendy's emotion, Zhongli also shook his head and exhaled a long breath.

If we include the demon god Can Nian in Old Mondstadt, there are three demon gods "hosting" in Ningzhe's current mental space... If Ningzhe himself was not extremely special, this kind of power would have long ago destroyed one of them.

People were stretched to death.

Um...

Speaking of which, Clemons did not take action this time, perhaps not only for the above two reasons.

Generally speaking, the power of the devil is fundamentally different from the power of humans. The reason why Ningzhe is able to use his mental power without being noticed by things in the sky is because of Clemons' long-term cultivation of [Dreamland].

After a long period of [dream] cultivation, Ningzhe's body has completely adapted to that kind of mental power - in other words, even if Clemons completely leaves Ningzhe's mental space at this time, Ningzhe can still use his mental power.

He has completely mastered this power.

Similarly, the moment the thunder element appeared, Zhongli and Wendy only felt a slightly familiar aura. Even with their strength and thousands of years of comradeship, they were still unable to determine the specific target...

Except for the former Shadow Warrior and now the Thunder General [Baalzebul], no one should be able to determine who the real owner of that power is.

"But this is not surprising. Considering the old guy's ability, it is not difficult to hide his aura."

As if aware of Zhongli's thoughts, Wendy put down the jar of wine and spoke softly.

"...Yeah, it's not that difficult."

After Wendy's reminder, Zhongli seemed to remember something from the past, and his pupils flickered slightly.

This series of things is moving forward steadily...

Soon, the "old friend" who cast his figure from the Boundary Sea will be waiting for Ningzhe's arrival under the Coral Palace...

The truth behind the destruction of [Mirlands]...among all the people, apart from Clemons himself, he is probably the one who knows the most.
Chapter completed!